Neep Help with Case fan...badly

My parents computer needs a case fan. The screw holes in th eback of the computer are 7cm apart, what size fan should i be getting?!

thank in advance..

Paul

hmm.. ill look around, i wasnt aware they made 70mil fans... i thought it was 50, 80, 120... someone needs to standardize these things ...

60 degrees ain't bad for system-built computers, but I hope thats 60 at load, not idle...

Either way, a new case fan would help, don't know if you should spend money on a better cooler though... is there really a point? Their not gaming or OC'ing (At least I wouldn't think they do) so save some money and use it on your own comp.

First we need to know the mobo socket and CPU identity. You can look on newegg under cooling and find your way to CPU HSFs. Arctic Cooling makes good quality, inexpensive HSFs that perform well and are reasonably quiet. Use Atctic Silver as thermal grease and read their web site for advice on how to prep and apply it.

Just for sh!ts and grins, I searched ebay. I did not find the SP94 but did find this XP120. Looks pretty good but you have to buy a fan. Something slow and quiet should work.

Ebay is a mixed bag and I admit that it can't compete with places like Newegg for purchasing new stuff in a no-brainer atmosphere of security. You have to learn to guage the sellers on ebay. I have been burned pretty deep there, but have also scored in a big way so many times that I think it's worth the risk, especially for more oddball and rare items. I got one collectible there for about $20 because it had been listed incorrectly and I turned it around and got over $1500. Know thy search engines!